Amundi, the leading European asset manager, will continue its Premium Partnership of the 2025 KPMG Women’s Irish Open.
Building on the success of last year’s event, which attracted over 37,000 spectators, the Ladies European Tour event tees up on the 3rd of July 2025 at Carton House. The tournament will feature an impressive line-up of top female golfers, including Amundi Team player Lauren Walsh, who will be competing for the €450,000 prize fund.
Cian Branagan, Tournament Director and CEO of Forefront Sports, commented:
“We are delighted to have Amundi on board again for the 2025 KPMG Women’s Irish Open. Their commitment over the years has been vital to the events success, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration.”
David Harte, Chief Executive Officer of Amundi Ireland, added:
“Amundi is a long-term supporter of women's golf globally and we are delighted to once again be a premium partner of the KPMG Women's Irish Open. The tournament has gone from strength to strength over the last three years and we look forward to an exciting few days in July.”
Amundi’s commitment to golf dates back to 2011, reaching a key milestone in 2021 when it became the title partner of the Amundi Evian Championship, a prestigious women’s golf major in Evian, France. This commitment is further solidified through the Amundi Team, which includes nine professional players from Europe, Asia and the US, aiming to provide young female golfers with opportunities and visibility beyond financial contribution.
[1] Source: IPE “Top 500 Asset Managers” published in June 2024, based on assets under management as at 31/12/2023
At Amundi, our goal is to sponsor young female golfers by providing them with sporting opportunities and visibility beyond a simple financial contribution.
The Amundi Team 2025 is made up of 9 professional players from across Europe, Asia and the U.S.
Lauren started playing golf at the age of 10 with her older sister at her local club Castlewarden in Ireland. At 18, Lauren earned a golf scholarship to Wake Forest University where she spent 4 years studying Mathematical Business and become the ‘Wake Forest Scholar Athlete of the year 2022-2023’. She is now an ambassador for the Annika Foundation after a successful amateur career including completing in the Curtis Cup, Youth Olympics and across the collegiate circuit in the USA.
Amundi has been sponsoring Lauren since she turned pro in the summer of 2023 and earned Category 16 status on the LET in 2024.
Sará began her professional golfing career on the Ladies European Tour Access Series, where she was first in the rankings. This earned her the Ladies European Tour card for the 2023 season. Her first professional victory was at the Santander Golf Tour Malaga, she had two more victories in the LETAS and won second place at the Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge in 2022.
Sará represented her country at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Sará was born in Karlovy Vary and played golf at Prague City Golf Club. She pursued a college golf career at the University of Texas.
Kim has been playing in the Ladies European Tour since 2018. As an amateur, Kim had a successful college career playing for Florida State University.
In 2020, Kim competed at the Tokyo Olympics.
In her four years on the Ladies European Tour, Kim has finished in the Top 10 6 times and is currently ranked 38th in the Race to Costa Del Sol rankings.
Kim was born and raised in Cully, Switzerland. She also attended Florida State University.
Alexandra Föersterling is a German professional golfer and the defending champion of the Amundi German Masters 2024.
Formerly ranked No. 9 in the Amateur World Rankings, Alexandra turned professional in September 2022 where she won the Final Stage of the LET Q-School, securing her full tour card for the 2023 season on the Ladies European Tour.
In 2024, Alexandra claimed her third LET title at the Aramco Team Series in Tampa, Florida and secured her fourth LET victory at the Amundi German Masters in her hometown of Berlin. This lifted her to No. 2 in the LET Order of Merit and marked her debut in the Top 60 of the world rankings.
Alexandra represented Germany at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and was named a reserve player for Team Europe in the 2024 Solheim Cup. She finished the 2024 season in 10th place in the LET Order of Merit.
For the second year, we will be hosting our 10-metre long putt challenge in spectators village. All proceeds raised from the long-putt challenge will also be donated to Basis Point with the purpose of selecting and funding educational programmes that work towards their vision of supporting children from under-served communities to reach their full potential through education.
The world elite in women's golf meets every year for the Amundi Evian Championship at the French Evian Golf Resort on Lake Geneva. The only major tournament in women's golf played in continental Europe is considered one of the highlights of the season. The event impresses with its unique atmosphere and high-class sport.
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Date of first use: 09 April 2025
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